S African public schools take digital plunge
Resources and staffing still a problem with many schools as government launches rollout of digitisation programme.
Published On 21 Jan 2015
The South African government has started converting some public schools into high-tech learning centres. It is trading books and pens in favour of computer tablets and wi-fi. However, while some schools are benefiting from the government rollout, others do not have libraries or flushing toilets and some are short staffed and underresourced.
Al Jazeera’s Tania Page reports from Johannesburg.